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Lodewijkp
02-04-2008, 09:02 AM
hello

recently i experimented with germinating opuntia's in warm water and it succeeded all germinated.

have some one tried to germinate musa seeds in warm water ?
i want to try this and have read various articles that too much water in the seeds wil prevent germination ?

the seeds im going to try are velutina because they are cheap.

i am going to soak them 3 days in water with alot of burned material( burned paper etc - ash ) then i will plant them in water that is about 20 - 25 C'

Lodewijkp
02-04-2008, 09:12 AM
Burned material contains certain chemical elements which i believe maybe can improve germination

Ash (analytical chemistry) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ash_%28analytical_chemistry%29)
Oxide - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxide)

bigdog
02-04-2008, 05:17 PM
Hey Pete, it is possible to do that according to an article I have around here somewhere. They used sterile tap water, and the seeds had been mechanically scarified with a scalpel on the side of the seed. The study was with Musa balbisiana. Results were about 35-40% germination I believe.

magicgreen
02-05-2008, 05:31 PM
Lodewijkp, Keep us posted as to your results. I soaked some of my musa seeds with this smoke paper disc i bought off the internet. Iam waiting for growth also. Been waiting since december. Good luck!